Calflora Taxon Report
Ribes viburnifolium  A. Gray
Catalina currant, Island gooseberry, Santa catalina island currant
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2018 Aaron Echols
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2023 Jacob Smith
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2006 Steve Matson
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2023 Jacob Smith
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2024 Jennifer Mo
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2021 Keir Morse
Ribes viburnifolium is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Genus: Ribes
Family: Grossulariaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Chaparral
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Limited Range: Ribes viburnifolium is native to the coast of Baja California and Southern California, from Smuggler's Canyon in the Tijuana Hills of San Diego County[7] to El Rosario in central Baja California.[8] The probable type locality is near Ensenada, from a 1882 collection by Marcus E. Jones.[9] R. viburnifolium is also present on several islands in the region, including Catalina Island and Todos Santos in the Southern California Bight, and Cedros Island farther to the south off of the Vizcaino Peninsula.[8] A persistent population from a planting exists in San Clemente Canyon, San Diego County.[10] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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